Where to get your reel spooled?

Go to Boca Grande or S.E. Florida area in the springtime, that will get your 12/0 spooled hahaha..

In all seriousness..don't trust anyone else with your gear, especially one of these Bass Pro/Dicks type places where the employees make $8 an hour and could care less if they do crap work. Learn to spool your reels up on your own, there are plenty of places online to learn how, and many different ways to do it.

I do appreciate the advice, I heard of one place that does it but charges .12 a yard and 25 to put on, So my next question what would be a good line to use, brand, test, braid or mono? Thanks in advance for the info!

65lb braid on the spinner with about 15ft of 50lb mono (connected with a sebile or bimini twist to albright), then your lure, wire+lure, or livebait hook (sinker optional)... also good for sharks.

My 12/0 has 700-800 yards of 200lb FINS spectra which doesn't dig in like powerpro. Then topped off with about 200-400 yards of 200lb bullbuster mono. Sebile to connect braid to mono or hollowcore splice.

If you come to Miami I suggest capt. harry's. I've always done it myself. On a conventional reel you want somebody to hold the spool with a stick and have them apply tension. Make sure the line is coming out from the top of the spool and not from below or you will have nasty tangles.

To spool a spinning reel you can use the same method as the conventional but it may have a little twist. My old boss/capt. Sets the spool on the ground on the side that counters the reels spinning mechanism. Basically if you have a clockwise spinning bail you would make the spool go the other way and vice versa. It's been quite a while since I've spooled up a spinning reel so check in on that before you follow my advise lol.

I do appreciate the advice, I heard of one place that does it but charges .12 a yard and 25 to put on, So my next question what would be a good line to use, brand, test, braid or mono? Thanks in advance for the info!

I use hi seas mono for heavier gear, it isn't very expensive, but it is tough plus I can get it in 150# which is what I use on my 12/0. Most people these days use a combination of braid with mono on top, but your 12/0 should hold about 1,000 yards of straight 100 lb mono or about 700 yards of most 130# lines. Each manufacturer has varying diameters, but regardless this should be plenty of line for 99 percent of what you will encounter. Or you could fill it with a combination of 150# braid and 150# mono if you feel you need the extra capacity. If you go that route put the mono on top, it holds up better against the elements such a sandbars, shells, and other submerged objects. There are calculators online that can help you figure out how much braid and mono you can pack on a given reel together, but you'll probably want about 300 yards of mono on top to be safe..I guess this depends on where you are fishing and how far you need to run lines out. Don't waste your money going to a tackle shop just to put on line..learning to do things like this yourself gives you a huge advantage over those who don't. It will be a good workout to pack 1,000 yards of line on a 12/0 but it is well worth it to learn how.